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by Irvine Welsh (Author) "Croxy, sweating from exertion rather than from drug abuse for once in his life, struggles up the stairs with the last box of records as..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd; First Printing edition (22 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 022406181X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224061810
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 189,631 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Porno is a sequel to Trainspotting, and builds on the success of that caustic and very funny novel by taking some of the characters through some radical new catastrophes. Sick Boy returns to Edinburgh with his ventures as a pimp and hustler in London having gone pear-shaped. Desperate for money, he comes up with a new idea, one that (he hopes) will really rake in the cash: the production of a low-rent porn film. Now Welsh introduces us to a new development: the novel’s Sick Girl, Nicola Fuller-Smith, the object of Sick Boy's fevered lust, whom he also believes will be his passport to all kinds of substance-abusing happiness – needless to say, he’s in for a rude awakening.

Other favourite characters from Trainspotting make a welcome reappearance: Renton, Begbie (even more psychotically dangerous than in the earlier book) and the unfortunate Spud, still unable to kick the drugs. Welsh fans need not hesitate: this is every bit as exuberant, hilarious, disgusting and irresistible as its predecessor.--Barry Forshaw --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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After his star rose in the mid 1990s, Irvine Welsh's novels, while dividing critics, have garnered much attention, but his latest is a publisher's wet dream: Porno is the sequel to Trainspotting. No manuscript is currently available but the book will see Sick Boy return to Edinburgh after an unsuccessful period in 'business' (read pimp and hustler) in London. Back home, he's got a new plan to make money which involves the production of a porn film. Cue the introduction of Nicola Fuller-Smith, the book's very own Sick Girl and object of his desire, as well as the reintroduction of Renton, the increasingly unhinged Begbie and a still drug-addled Spud. A guaranteed success and a long-term one as the team behind the Trainspotting movie are likely to adapt this sequel.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars porno Irvine Welsh, 23 Aug 2002
By will gold (London) - See all my reviews
This book will probably be heralded as Welsh's return to form but I doubt whether he left it in the first place.
This, the sequel to trainspotting has many welcome continual traits. Drug abuse, scheming, cheating, violence-all the themes that highlight the worse sides of human behavior are all here, that give us that sick kick. However Porno is not as black nor foul as it's predecessor and this is coupled with warmer relationships and a more sedantry pace. The frenetic drug fuelled core to trainspotting has given way to the slow sleaze of porn. The focus on sickboy is fresh and the return of the other characters not tired nor rinsed. Porno is an accomplishment yet what will the critics say? Don't let their consistencies get in the way. This book cannot be agenda setting. Trainspotting has done that already but it is still a well crafted, revealing and most importantly, worthy successor. Roll on film.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All the young junkies..., 24 Dec 2002
By A. Ross (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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Before you read this book, you definitely must first read Welsh's first novel Trainspotting, and you should probably also read his last one, Glue. Porno is a direct sequel to Trainspotting, bringing back virtually all the characters some ten years later, and it's a semi-sequel to Glue, adding some of that book's characters into the mix, most notably "Juice" Terry Lawton and Rab Birrell. Porno will lack a great deal of depth and resonance for readers not familiar with those earlier books and their characters and settings.

And therein lies both Porno's attraction and minor disappointments. If you loved Trainspotting, reading Porno is very much like the experience of having seen a great band in a tiny club when they were just starting, and then seeing the same band ten years later in a large venue when they are more popular. They may still be amazing and play your favorite songs, but inevitably they've mellowed a touch, the intensity is isn't the same, and you get a little wistful. And to a certain extent, that's exactly what the book is about, aging, maturing, and getting over one's past. It's totally unfair to expect another Trainspotting from Welsh, an author can only write that passionate and electric a book once, and it's usually the first book they write. In any event, readers have had ten years to get used to reading Scots dialect and it's hard to conceive of what Welsh could write about that would be equally shocking as his heroin underworld.

In any event, Porno is a carefully plotted and constructed story, told in alternating first-person chapters by Sick Boy, his new lady Nikki Fuller-Smith, Spud, Begbie, and Renton. The central character is Sick Boy, who's seeking to reinvent himself as post-millenium entrepreneur, starting by making a porn film with his circle of acquaintances. Eventually this intertwines with the reappearance of Renton and the question of what went down in London ten years ago when he cheated Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud on a heroin deal and skipped town. Cynics will no doubt say that Welsh is looking to ride the sequel bus to potloads of money, which is, again, unfair. Clearly the Trainspotting crew were the characters closest to his heart, so of course he's going to want to revisit them and it seems churlish to suggest that an author who uses characters twice is a sellout.

Foe most part the characters are exactly as they were in the earlier books, although to varying degrees, most realize they're getting older and need to change. In this regard, Spud's story is the most poignant and affecting of the lot. And of course Renton's attempt to settle the past and lead a normal life is hard not to empathize with, which is why mad-dog Begbie is such a menacing presence throughout the book. Ultimately however, this is a comedy, lacking the darkness of Trainspotting, or Welsh's severely underrated Filth. It's a wonderful sentimental adventure full or wacky hi-jinks, and comuppances aplenty.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A return to form, 7 Nov 2002
As I read Porno I was pulled back into the world of renton, sick boy et. al, and was pleased to say that despite all the hype that trainspotting went on to produce, the new book is a truly believable 10 years on. Don't know how they'll film it though. In my top 3 welsh books - trainspotting and marabou stork nightmares being the others. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, absorbing but deluded and incredible...
There is a lot of Irvine Welsh in 'Porno' I suspect and less than credible characters. The idea that Cousin Dode and Sick Boy could exchange Latin maxims is ridiculous, and... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Justice Peace

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sequel
Brilliant work. An excellent sequel to "Trainspotting" and can't wait for the movie.

In my opinion this has got to be one of Welsh's best pieces of work that I've... Read more
Published 2 months ago by New critic

3.0 out of 5 stars Tragic
Definitely the dark side of life. Story was okay but I found it too difficult to read with the Scottish vernacular
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Hugh Allen

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
My first Welsh experience, and one of the best books I have ever read!! Simply superb: the characters, plot, prose, everything about this book rocks. Welsh is a genius. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jon Gibert

5.0 out of 5 stars after drugs, sex
Welsh comes back to us with the new adventures of Renton and Sick Boy. Renton is now pretty much honest, while Sick Boys his aunt's pub and makes it a swinger's venue. Read more
Published 19 months ago by E. Falaise

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but inevitably will be compared unfavorably to "Trainspotting"
This as a stand alone work is engaging and well worth reading. As it is the sequel to the masterpiece "Trainspotting" it will naturally be compared to it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by noggy1810

5.0 out of 5 stars Trainspotting revisited
I adore Irvine Welsh for bringing me back into the lives of the characters i had come to love during Trainspotting. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2008 by The Chosen One

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't cut the mustard
Porno to the world of blue movies should be what Trainspotting was to the world of hard drugs. Unfortunately, it is not. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2007 by J. M. Salinas

5.0 out of 5 stars Porno beatsTrainspotting
This is possibly the book I have most enjoyed reading, ever.
I read it more or less cold, though I had seen Trainspotting, but that certainly didn't prepare me for the... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2007 by Sparky

4.0 out of 5 stars Another really good read
Thought this book was another great read from irvine welsh, not quite as good as trainspotting, but not far off. funny...didn't want to put it down....loved it.
Published on 1 Oct 2007 by Sandrea Montrin

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